Gambia vs Other small states: Age dependency ratio
Gambia
75.2%
in 2025
Other small states
51.7%
in 2025
Gambia rank
28th
Other small states rank
33rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Gambia
- Other small states
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 75.2% against 51.7% in Other small states, a difference of 23.5%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.5 times Other small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 28th and Other small states ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.5% | 74.7% | 3.8% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 72.0% | 12.4% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 70.1% | 26.3% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 69.4% | 30.3% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 60.9% | 34.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 55.2% | 30.7% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 52.4% | 25.8% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Gambia or Other small states?
- Gambia, at 75.2% against 51.7% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Gambia and Other small states?
- 23.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Other small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Other small states rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Other small states ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.